Drug-Related Crime in Garden Route
SAPS recorded 10,961 drug-related crime cases across 21 Garden Route precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 26% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 11% of the Western Cape's 101,774 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 2,842 drug-related crime cases, up 5.7% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Garden Route drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Garden Route
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 21 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Garden Route precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Knysna | 1,468 | +42.2% |
| Oudtshoorn | 1,420 | +2.7% |
| Conville | 1,201 | +23.2% |
| George | 1,046 | +12.6% |
| Thembalethu | 669 | +43.3% |
| Pacaltsdorp | 543 | +26.3% |
| Da Gamaskop | 533 | +45.6% |
| Albertinia | 490 | +54.1% |
| Kwanonqaba | 454 | -12.7% |
| Riversdale | 399 | +22.4% |
| Ladismith | 396 | +13.1% |
| Heidelberg(C) | 372 | +94.8% |
| Mossel Bay | 371 | +33.9% |
| Dysselsdorp | 345 | +56.1% |
| Plettenberg Bay | 277 | +11.7% |
| Still Bay | 242 | +33% |
| Kwanokuthula | 234 | +41% |
| Uniondale | 223 | +21.9% |
| Calitzdorp | 102 | +30.8% |
| De Rust | 92 | +187.5% |
| Groot Brakrivier | 84 | +236% |